Molecular recognition: Monomer of the yeast transcriptional activator GCN4 recognizes its dimer DNA binding target sites specifically

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 466-476

  Cao, Wei ^a   Liu, Liang ^a   Lai, Luhua ^a   Tang, Youqi ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

CD; Conformational change; ITC; Molecular recognition; Thermodynamic parameter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012374783     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02969492     Document Type: Article

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